Each institution is associated with other institutions by various characteristics: geography, athletic conference, religious affiliation, programming, mission, etc.

A list of groups appears below; select a tab to view each group membership and information.

IPEDS Groups

Some groups are directly informed by IPEDS data:

  • CUSTOM: The group of comparison institutions submitted to IPEDS by Luther in 2023-24.
Affiliation Groups

The following additional groups were determined by known affiliations of Luther:

  • LUTHER-45: Luther College 2024 Faculty Compensation Task Force approved list of benchmark institutions.
CUSTOM Institutions
NAME CITY STATE ZIP CARNEGIE_BASIC EXPENSES ENDOWMENT FTE_TOTAL
Augustana College Rock Island IL 61201 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 80.0M 208.0M 2,513
Augustana University Sioux Falls SD 57197 Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs 68.6M 115.3M 2,028
Beloit College Beloit WI 53511 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 48.4M 85.6M 1,027
Carleton College Northfield MN 55057 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 176.7M 1.2B 1,963
Carthage College Kenosha WI 53140 Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs 81.3M 149.0M 2,933
Central College Pella IA 50219 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 46.3M 95.5M 1,113
Coe College Cedar Rapids IA 52402 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 43.6M 102.6M 1,311
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph MN 56374 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 64.3M 118.0M 1,536
Colorado College Colorado Springs CO 80903 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 172.5M 877.6M 2,290
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead MN 56562 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 82.6M 171.7M 1,895
Cornell College Mount Vernon IA 52314 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 49.4M 92.0M 1,138
Grinnell College Grinnell IA 50112 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 157.7M 2.5B 1,724
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter MN 56082 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 95.7M 290.4M 2,170
Knox College Galesburg IL 61401 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 62.9M 164.7M 1,031
Lake Forest College Lake Forest IL 60045 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 67.0M 112.2M 1,874
Lawrence University Appleton WI 54911 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 83.9M 443.5M 1,513
Loras College Dubuque IA 52004 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 40.7M 52.5M 1,261
Luther College Decorah IA 52101 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 69.4M 192.6M 1,616
Macalester College Saint Paul MN 55105 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 133.8M 834.7M 2,219
Monmouth College Monmouth IL 61462 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 36.6M 124.8M 760
Ripon College Ripon WI 54971 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 30.6M 112.6M 786
St Olaf College Northfield MN 55057 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 137.9M 711.7M 3,030
Wartburg College Waverly IA 50677 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 55.6M 89.7M 1,434
LUTHER-45 Institutions
NAME CITY STATE ZIP CARNEGIE_BASIC EXPENSES ENDOWMENT FTE_TOTAL
Agnes Scott College Decatur GA 30030 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 63.0M 227.3M 1,163
Albion College Albion MI 49224 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 65.1M 149.9M 1,621
Austin College Sherman TX 75090 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 46.8M 171.6M 1,163
Carroll College Helena MT 59625 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 39.7M 70.5M 1,110
Centre College Danville KY 40422 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 82.2M 391.3M 1,328
Coe College Cedar Rapids IA 52402 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 43.6M 102.6M 1,311
College of Saint Benedict Saint Joseph MN 56374 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 64.3M 118.0M 1,536
Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead MN 56562 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 82.6M 171.7M 1,895
Emmanuel College Boston MA 02115 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 82.6M 166.9M 2,046
Guilford College Greensboro NC 27410 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 47.0M 77.3M 1,227
Gustavus Adolphus College Saint Peter MN 56082 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 95.7M 290.4M 2,170
Hanover College Hanover IN 47243 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 49.0M 161.3M 1,131
Hartwick College Oneonta NY 13820 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 56.7M 50.2M 1,120
Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL 61702 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 76.7M 262.0M 1,521
Juniata College Huntingdon PA 16652 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 56.4M 123.2M 1,230
Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo MI 49006 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 64.8M 286.8M 1,415
Knox College Galesburg IL 61401 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 62.9M 164.7M 1,031
Lake Forest College Lake Forest IL 60045 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 67.0M 112.2M 1,874
Linfield University McMinnville OR 97128 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 65.9M 111.9M 1,777
Luther College Decorah IA 52101 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 69.4M 192.6M 1,616
Lycoming College Williamsport PA 17701 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 51.8M 175.1M 1,098
Meredith College Raleigh NC 27607 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 56.9M 130.1M 1,442
Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware OH 43015 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 73.1M 285.6M 1,490
Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia AR 71998 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 51.0M 129.5M 1,712
Presbyterian College Clinton SC 29325 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 51.6M 102.7M 1,234
Randolph-Macon College Ashland VA 23005 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 62.0M 209.3M 1,430
Roanoke College Salem VA 24153 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 69.6M 171.7M 1,823
Saint Anselm College Manchester NH 03102 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 87.1M 200.2M 2,144
Saint Johns University Collegeville MN 56321 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 77.3M 276.1M 1,645
Saint Mary's College Notre Dame IN 46556 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 69.6M 298.1M 1,528
Saint Michael's College Colchester VT 05439 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 70.0M 93.4M 1,522
Saint Norbert College De Pere WI 54115 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 81.7M 170.3M 1,982
Saint Vincent College Latrobe PA 15650 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 63.8M 133.9M 1,582
Simpson College Indianola IA 50125 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 46.9M 81.9M 1,193
Southwestern University Georgetown TX 78626 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 72.1M 377.1M 1,495
Taylor University Upland IN 46989 Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields 71.0M 115.7M 2,095
The College of Wooster Wooster OH 44691 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 106.4M 395.5M 1,873
Ursinus College Collegeville PA 19426 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 77.2M 146.8M 1,513
Wartburg College Waverly IA 50677 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 55.6M 89.7M 1,434
Washington & Jefferson College Washington PA 15301 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 55.9M 139.3M 1,167
Westmont College Santa Barbara CA 93108 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 75.9M 89.0M 1,333
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton MA 02766 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 89.7M 256.2M 1,724
Whittier College Whittier CA 90601 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 61.1M 129.7M 1,081
Willamette University Salem OR 97301 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 114.5M 304.8M 1,890
Wittenberg University Springfield OH 45504 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 59.6M 102.6M 1,330
Wofford College Spartanburg SC 29303 Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus 89.2M 417.4M 1,883
Financial and Student Positioning of Luther Within the CUSTOM Group
Metric
CUSTOM Group
Luther
n Min p25 Median p75 Max Luther Percentile % of Median
Expenses 22 30.6M 48.6M 67.8M 92.7M 176.7M 69.4M 52 101%
Endowment 22 52.5M 105.0M 136.9M 405.2M 2.5B 192.6M 61 129%
Endowment / Undergrad FTE 22 44.8K 78.1K 89.5K 217.2K 1.5M 119.2K 52 128%
Endowment / Total FTE 22 41.6K 77.2K 88.2K 217.2K 1.5M 119.2K 52 132%
Avg Net Price 22 19.1K 23.7K 25.5K 29.3K 38.6K 24.8K 30 97%
Avg Net Price + 0.04 * Endowment / UG FTE 22 24.1K 27.3K 29.2K 36.0K 91.6K 29.6K 52 101%
Undergrad FTE 22 760 1,142 1,618 2,118 3,030 1,616 48 100%
Grad FTE 10 1 14 25 81 227 NA NA NA
Doc Prof Prac FTE 2 0 6 12 17 23 NA NA NA
Total FTE 22 760 1,169 1,630 2,134 3,030 1,616 48 100%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 22 7 10 11 12 13 10 17 91%
Undergrad Pell % 22 14 19 21 29 36 19 22 90%
Data from IPEDS for the 2023-24 academic year. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Financial and Student Positioning of Luther Within the LUTHER-45 Group
Metric
LUTHER-45 Group
Luther
n Min p25 Median p75 Max Luther Percentile % of Median
Expenses 45 39.7M 56.4M 65.1M 77.2M 114.5M 69.4M 54 106%
Endowment 45 50.2M 112.2M 161.3M 256.2M 417.4M 192.6M 65 118%
Endowment / Undergrad FTE 45 45.1K 78.3K 102.8K 168.4K 294.7K 119.2K 54 116%
Endowment / Total FTE 45 44.8K 76.8K 94.2K 159.7K 294.7K 119.2K 54 125%
Avg Net Price 45 18.5K 23.8K 26.8K 30.4K 36.4K 24.8K 33 94%
Avg Net Price + 0.04 * Endowment / UG FTE 45 22.2K 27.9K 32.3K 36.5K 40.8K 29.6K 33 92%
Undergrad FTE 45 891 1,190 1,414 1,714 2,170 1,616 67 114%
Grad FTE 30 0 18 38 70 229 NA NA NA
Doc Prof Prac FTE 6 23 62 147 180 314 NA NA NA
Total FTE 45 1,031 1,230 1,495 1,777 2,170 1,616 63 107%
Student-to-Faculty Ratio 45 8 10 11 12 14 10 7 91%
Undergrad Pell % 45 11 20 23 30 45 19 15 83%
Data from IPEDS for the 2023-24 academic year. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Professor Salaries Over Time: CUSTOM Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $64.4K $66.1K $66.5K $68.6K $67.4K $65.8K $68.3K $64.2K −$208 −0.3%
p25 $76.7K $74.3K $78.1K $75.6K $74.0K $74.5K $77.6K $78.4K $1,714 2.2%
median $86.2K $81.8K $86.8K $80.6K $81.6K $85.0K $82.9K $82.5K −$3,679 −4.3%
p75 $98.0K $99.3K $100.4K $103.6K $100.3K $104.3K $103.2K $103.7K $5,741 5.9%
max $130.9K $137.5K $141.3K $143.7K $142.0K $140.8K $146.3K $149.8K $18,881 14.4%
Luther $81.1K $81.3K $80.0K $79.7K $79.1K $79.0K $81.0K $83.3K $2,173 2.7%
% of Median 94.1% 99.4% 92.2% 98.8% 97.0% 93.0% 97.7% 100.9%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Assistant Salaries Over Time: CUSTOM Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $49.5K $45.3K $47.8K $45.4K $48.2K $53.1K $54.8K $52.1K $2,580 5.2%
p25 $53.7K $53.2K $55.9K $55.8K $56.5K $58.8K $58.0K $59.7K $6,000 11.2%
median $57.3K $57.4K $62.3K $59.1K $63.3K $61.8K $64.4K $65.2K $7,979 13.9%
p75 $62.9K $64.2K $65.5K $68.0K $68.1K $65.3K $67.4K $66.6K $3,719 5.9%
max $76.3K $77.7K $81.0K $84.5K $83.9K $87.5K $92.7K $85.9K $9,554 12.5%
Luther $57.7K $58.5K $58.0K $58.8K $58.6K $55.9K $57.0K $58.4K $703 1.2%
% of Median 100.7% 101.8% 93.1% 99.4% 92.5% 90.6% 88.5% 89.5%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Associate Salaries Over Time: CUSTOM Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $54.5K $53.4K $57.5K $60.7K $58.6K $58.2K $61.8K $60.5K $6,015 11.0%
p25 $63.2K $63.1K $63.6K $64.0K $62.6K $63.0K $66.5K $65.6K $2,439 3.9%
median $67.1K $65.1K $68.2K $68.5K $68.9K $70.1K $71.7K $69.6K $2,483 3.7%
p75 $76.8K $78.8K $76.8K $77.8K $77.3K $79.1K $81.8K $83.6K $6,812 8.9%
max $99.1K $104.3K $106.8K $108.5K $107.2K $108.3K $114.6K $113.3K $14,192 14.3%
Luther $68.2K $68.2K $67.3K $66.4K $66.4K $66.7K $68.8K $71.3K $3,077 4.5%
% of Median 101.7% 104.8% 98.6% 97.1% 96.4% 95.2% 95.9% 102.4%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Other Salaries Over Time: CUSTOM Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $36.1K $23.4K $36.7K $30.0K $34.9K $27.5K $29.9K $31.4K −$4,660 −12.9%
p25 $43.9K $45.5K $49.6K $48.2K $49.0K $48.1K $50.2K $52.0K $8,076 18.4%
median $51.6K $52.1K $54.4K $52.5K $54.1K $55.0K $56.0K $54.3K $2,773 5.4%
p75 $64.6K $62.2K $63.4K $63.8K $65.0K $65.6K $65.4K $67.5K $2,856 4.4%
max $75.7K $69.3K $80.4K $80.0K $75.5K $78.5K $76.4K $77.1K $1,436 1.9%
Luther $52.9K $52.2K $52.9K $53.2K $53.2K $51.3K $53.8K $54.3K $1,309 2.5%
% of Median 102.7% 100.3% 97.3% 101.3% 98.2% 93.3% 96.1% 99.8%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Professor Salaries Over Time: LUTHER-45 Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $57.8K $64.0K $65.5K $66.4K $64.0K $59.1K $64.7K $64.2K $6,372 11.0%
p25 $76.7K $76.4K $78.5K $76.3K $75.4K $75.8K $77.2K $76.8K $30 0.0%
median $87.5K $87.3K $87.1K $87.3K $86.0K $87.5K $88.5K $88.6K $1,126 1.3%
p75 $94.8K $96.2K $95.7K $95.9K $95.0K $94.7K $96.3K $98.8K $3,957 4.2%
max $114.8K $116.7K $120.8K $119.2K $110.4K $115.1K $118.4K $121.9K $7,101 6.2%
Luther $81.1K $81.3K $80.0K $79.7K $79.1K $79.0K $81.0K $83.3K $2,173 2.7%
% of Median 92.7% 93.2% 91.8% 91.3% 91.9% 90.3% 91.6% 94.0%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Assistant Salaries Over Time: LUTHER-45 Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $45.5K $48.0K $48.0K $46.8K $48.0K $49.6K $50.5K $52.1K $6,571 14.4%
p25 $55.0K $57.2K $57.4K $57.3K $58.1K $58.3K $60.1K $61.2K $6,193 11.3%
median $58.1K $59.9K $60.3K $60.7K $61.7K $62.4K $64.4K $65.1K $7,010 12.1%
p75 $62.8K $64.2K $63.5K $65.9K $67.3K $69.1K $68.7K $69.4K $6,673 10.6%
max $71.7K $73.3K $76.5K $78.3K $77.6K $79.0K $96.8K $99.3K $27,658 38.6%
Luther $57.7K $58.5K $58.0K $58.8K $58.6K $55.9K $57.0K $58.4K $703 1.2%
% of Median 99.2% 97.7% 96.3% 96.8% 94.9% 89.6% 88.5% 89.6%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Associate Salaries Over Time: LUTHER-45 Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $50.6K $54.4K $53.4K $58.8K $53.3K $57.6K $58.8K $60.5K $9,975 19.7%
p25 $63.8K $63.7K $65.5K $65.9K $65.0K $65.8K $68.2K $68.4K $4,692 7.4%
median $69.0K $69.7K $70.8K $71.1K $72.3K $71.4K $72.8K $72.9K $3,905 5.7%
p75 $74.3K $74.1K $73.7K $74.9K $75.5K $75.7K $78.1K $80.9K $6,580 8.9%
max $88.0K $89.4K $94.4K $98.0K $90.4K $95.2K $93.9K $96.3K $8,236 9.4%
Luther $68.2K $68.2K $67.3K $66.4K $66.4K $66.7K $68.8K $71.3K $3,077 4.5%
% of Median 98.8% 97.9% 95.0% 93.5% 91.8% 93.5% 94.4% 97.7%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.
Other Salaries Over Time: LUTHER-45 Group
Metric
YEAR (Fall)
2016 vs. 2023
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 CHANGE PERCENT
min $34.8K $28.4K $23.0K $19.0K $34.9K $27.5K $29.9K $31.4K −$3,401 −9.8%
p25 $46.5K $45.6K $47.0K $47.1K $49.0K $48.2K $49.6K $50.9K $4,360 9.4%
median $50.0K $51.5K $52.9K $52.5K $54.9K $54.1K $56.0K $55.8K $5,803 11.6%
p75 $54.1K $56.3K $57.7K $60.0K $60.6K $61.2K $62.1K $65.7K $11,632 21.5%
max $71.0K $69.3K $67.1K $69.7K $66.6K $78.5K $92.9K $77.4K $6,430 9.1%
Luther $52.9K $52.2K $52.9K $53.2K $53.2K $51.3K $53.8K $54.3K $1,309 2.5%
% of Median 105.9% 101.4% 100.0% 101.3% 96.9% 94.8% 96.1% 97.2%
Data from IPEDS. Group values exclude data from Luther.